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Compare your Top 20% Responsibilities to your Vision Statement and goals. Ask yourself, “If I spend the majority of my time in these areas, will I achieve
my goals and Vision for the year?” If not, you need to adjust your Top 20% or your overall goals.
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Nathaniel Burns, Director of Sales for ARC International, writes:
I took your Self-Manager Workshop a few months ago. I’m writing to tell you how aligning my life as you suggested has made an immediate
positive impact.
After the workshop, I created my Vision, identified my Top 20% Responsibilities, and aligned my job description with my goals. The ideas were
easy to understand, but putting them into action – that’s really, really tough. So I battle every day promising myself that I will do what I’ve written down. I look at my Vision, Top 20%, and job description three
times a day to make sure I’m doing what I need to make my Vision a reality.
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In the workshop, you said Einstein’s definition of insanity was to keep doing things the same way and expect different results. Well, I was caught up in knowing
the changes I needed to make, but being stuck in my old habits. I studied the concept of being in alignment and then did it not unconsciously, but deliberately. Having the consciousness of implementing the actions that
needed to be done was very different for me at first, but your power phrases of “Stay with it” and “Know the change will come” became my mantras. I don’t feel like I am out of the woods yet, but I do have a level
of self-confidence I never had before.
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If you’d like to share your real-world example, please write to me at markdavid@markdavid.com. Upcoming topics include
“One-on-One Time with Team Members” and “Holding Yourself Accountable.” Please include your name, title, and organization.
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How can I avoid low-payoff activities and time-wasters that barrage me all day long?
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If it’s not in your Top 20%, don’t do it! If you absolutely must, spend as little time as possible on the task and proactively find a way
to eliminate it in the future. Here are a few strategies for avoiding activities that are not in your Top 20%:
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Learn to say “No!”
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Identify specific daily activities that are in alignment with your job description. If you have a boss, meet with him or her to confirm agreement.
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List your daily activities in your planner and resolve to complete them before attending to any other tasks.
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Delegate activities that are not in your Top 20% to those who may benefit from doing them.
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Eliminate those activities that have very little return on your investment of time.
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Ask the coach a question!! You may see it answered in an upcoming issue. Send questions to markdavid@markdavid.com.
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Competitive alpine skiers, such as those currently training for the 2002 Winter Olympics, train an average of 7-9 hours each day. Their training consists of five different focus areas: downhill skiing,
weight training, cardiovascular conditioning, study of their technique with videos, and – visualization!* High-performance athletes build their entire day around their Top 20% Responsibilities to make the most of their
time and reach their full potential.
*Source: Jenifer Buck, former member of the United States Junior Ski Team.
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Hold Yourself Accountable!
Kick
off the year like high-performers do! Use my on-the-spot productivity tools to preplan your success and realize your full potential. These tools establish year-long self-training programs enterprise-wide. They’re
complete systems that demand next to no time and next to no budget!
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Personal Business Plan
Templates to identify your Vision, define your Top 20%, and develop a realistic action plan for the year.
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Self-Manager Success Journal
52 Self-Manager Principles for success, Action Assignments, and Reflection Activities to increase overall productivity.
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Coach Approach Program
A 12-month management and coaching system that allows you to grow and develop each employee throughout the entire year. This program makes performance
reviews easy and effective.
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Coach’s Calendar
Tips from Coaching Illustrated mapped out for the entire year with team-building activities and Action Assignments for performance improvement.
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This Year Make Your New Year’s
Resolutions Come True!
Investment: Priceless
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Investment: $14.99
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The Coach’s Calendar 2002
An Essential and Cost-Effective Tool for Performance Improvement!
A complete 12-month coaching system with weekly, monthly, and yearly strategies for performance improvement and increased productivity.
Each month features
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a comprehensive coaching principle from Coaching Illustrated,
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an action assignment to implement each principle,
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weekly team-building activities and other tools to keep you on track, and
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strategies to create a proactive environment.
GUARANTEED SUCCESS!
Use this calendar and you will be more successful – or we’ll refund your money!
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To read more about management tools and workshops created by Mark David,
visit www.bottomlinecoaching.com or call (800) 410-ANSR.
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